Begin your lesson study here! Be responsible for learning the information so you are prepared for the quiz game! 1. Read the information below about simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. This will give you background information and help you prepare for Mrs. Castillo's lesson. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences!
Experienced writers use a variety of sentences to make their writing interesting and lively. Too many simple sentences, for example, will sound choppy and immature while too many long sentences will be difficult to read and hard to understand. SIMPLE SENTENCE** A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought. In the following simple sentences, subjects are in yellow, and verbs are in green. |
A. Some studentslike to study in the mornings.
COMPOUND SENTENCE
A compound sentence contains two independent sentences joined by a coordinator or coordinating conjunction. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (Helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS.) Except for very short sentences, coordinators are always preceded by a comma. In the following compound sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the coordinators and the commas that precede them are in red.
A. Itried to speak Spanish, and my friendtried to speak English.
COMPLEX SENTENCE
A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator or SC word such as because, since, after, although, or when - look at your yellow reference page for more SC words! Because I was planning to stay overnight, I packed my favorite sleeping bag and pillow. Use a comma after the clause I packed my favorite sleeping bag and pillow becauseI was planning to stay overnight. Do not use a comma when the SC word falls in the middle of the sentence.
TO WRITE A COMPOUND/COMPLEX SENTENCE:
Example: Begin with two independent clauses:
The team captain jumped for joy. The fans cheered.
Then combine the independent clauses to form a compound sentence:
The team captain jumped for joy, and the fans cheered.
Now, add a dependent clause to your compound sentence to create a compound-complex
sentence.
The team captain jumped for joy, and the fans cheered because we won the state
championship.
OR
When we won the state championship, the team captain jumped for joy, and the fans
cheered.
Read more about compound complex sentences and get exampleshere**
2. Watch 2 presentations about sentence structure. Pay attention!! Watch the Powerpoint
Begin your lesson study here! Be responsible for learning the information so you are prepared for the quiz game!
1. Read the information below about simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. This will give you background information and help you prepare for Mrs. Castillo's lesson.
Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences!
Experienced writers use a variety of sentences to make their writing interesting and lively. Too many simple sentences, for example, will sound choppy and immature while too many long sentences will be difficult to read and hard to understand.
SIMPLE SENTENCE**
A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought. In the following simple sentences, subjects are in yellow, and verbs are in green.
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COMPOUND SENTENCE
A compound sentence contains two independent sentences joined by a coordinator or coordinating conjunction. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (Helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS.) Except for very short sentences, coordinators are always preceded by a comma. In the following compound sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the coordinators and the commas that precede them are in red.
- A. Itried to speak Spanish, and my friendtried to speak English.
COMPLEX SENTENCEA complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator or SC word such as because, since, after, although, or when - look at your yellow reference page for more SC words!
Because I was planning to stay overnight, I packed my favorite sleeping bag and pillow. Use a comma after the clause
I packed my favorite sleeping bag and pillow because I was planning to stay overnight. Do not use a comma when the SC word falls in the middle of the sentence.
TO WRITE A COMPOUND/COMPLEX SENTENCE:
Example: Begin with two independent clauses:
The team captain jumped for joy. The fans cheered.
Then combine the independent clauses to form a compound sentence:
The team captain jumped for joy, and the fans cheered.
Now, add a dependent clause to your compound sentence to create a compound-complex
sentence.
The team captain jumped for joy, and the fans cheered because we won the state
championship.
OR
When we won the state championship, the team captain jumped for joy, and the fans
cheered.
Read more about compound complex sentences and get examples here**
2. Watch 2 presentations about sentence structure. Pay attention!!
Watch the Powerpoint
3. Complete the first two links for practice!
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